<p>So last semester, I took 14 credit hours. After hours of calculating, I don’t think I can finish 60 credits after 2 years at this rate. So in the spring semester, I decided to sign up one more classes and totally is 17 credit hours. </p>
<p>English 101
Mat 220
Rdg 091
ARH 100
ARH 102</p>
<p>What is ARH?</p>
<p>What’s the Mat 220? </p>
<p>More information is needed to really say for certain. Some classes are more complicated than others. I’m assuming English 101 is just English Composition I. What’s Rdg 091? Is it a reading comprehension type class?</p>
<p>17 credits isn’t unreasonable, but it depends on you. I had 21 credits last semester and finished with a 4.0, but I’m also a very dedicated student. </p>
<p>Do you have a job or other outside obligations? That can make a big difference. More credit hours means more time spent outside of class. It’s certainly doable though.</p>
<p>Can you take 6 credits in summer to bump up your total? Perhaps they could be community college credits that you ensure could transfer into your school?</p>
<p>It depends on the classes and your own ability. I took 17 credits last semester and got my best gpa yet. It’s definitely doable. But I was also taking easier classes in areas which I’m strong in. This semester I’m only taking 14 because the classes seem more demanding and in subjects I’m less confident about. It looks like you are taking lower level classes, although that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re easier. Try to find out more about the classes themselves and what’s required of you.</p>
<p>And yeah, definitely look into seeing if you can take some classes over the summer! Some colleges offer courses over winter break as well. Best of luck!</p>
<p>MAT 220 is calculus 1 and ARH is humanities classes. It is about history of art and photography. I never took humanities classes before. But I assume it will be easy classes.</p>
<p>Yeah I think of taking 2 more classes in summer.</p>
<p>Art history can, depending on the teacher, be an enormous course load. Think exams like “Here are five of the hundreds of works of at we’ve covered so far. Pick three to compare and contrast.” </p>
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<p>Calc 1 can be a relatively demanding class. That depends largely on how mathematically inclined you are and how strong you are in algebra and trig. If you’re strong in both, it shouldn’t be too bad, but you still have to spend a lot of time doing exercises and problem sets.</p>
<p>Humanities classes can go either way. Sometimes they’re an easy A type class, but they can also be very reading and writing intensive depending on the specific class. What classes, specifically are you taking?</p>
<p>English comp can also go either way. It really depends on the professor. In either case, a comp class will require a fair amount of time spent writing papers, and will likely involve a good amount of reading as well.</p>
<p>I am not really strong at math. I usually need help from tutors.
I am taking 2 humanities class. </p>
<p>One is ARH102: Renaissance through Contemporary Art
History of art from around the world from the Renaissance through contemporary period</p>
<p>And another one is SLC201:Introduction to Linguistics
Introduction to the study of language. Study of the nature and diversity of world languages, linguistic structures and functions of language, language variation, pragmatics and the learning/acquisition of first and second languages.
And this one is an online class.</p>
<p>Have you done and been very successful with an online course before? They can be dangerous for some students. Make sure it’s a fit. </p>
<p>Plus, your course selections don’t add up to an “easy” semester. Can you swap some courses for “easier” course. Please review your selections with your advisors.</p>
<p>None of those classes really scream ‘easy.’ Art history classes can be pretty involving. There’s usually a lot of reading and memorization involved. There can be a fair amount of writing depending on the professor. It involves a lot of studying to remember different concepts that were particular to certain schools or periods of art, and lot of different terminology that you not only have to memorize, but understand very well.</p>
<p>Linguistics will likely have a lot of reading. As already mentioned, online classes can sometimes make things harder. Some people love them, but they definitely don’t work for everyone.</p>
<p>If you’re sufficiently devoted, you could make it with that schedule. If I were you though, I’d probably try to switch out one or two of those classes for something easier.</p>
<p>Honestly I don’t want to take that much of classes. The reason for this is I want to clear out all the Humanities and Social Behavior Science classes. So I can focus on math and science classes.</p>
<p>How about if I switch Linguistic to ASB202:Ethnic Relations in the United States
Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of interethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to interethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None.</p>
<p>Well, that ethnic relations class seems to be a lot of work, too. However, it does seem more interesting (at least to me), so that might make it easier. IME, classes like this require you to really have a strong understanding of what’s going on in multiple countries and how that fuels their relations to the US. It’s not too hard since you’re creating a useful sort of web in your head, but you’re probably going to have to do a ton of reading because there’s no way you can bs your way through it since you need to know how things stand and why they happen. </p>
<p>It’s your decision, but I would think linguistics would be better for you since you say you’re going to take more science and math classes in the future. I did a bit of math and anatomy in mine last term, and it’s definitely different than a social science class like sociology. </p>
<p>In regards to getting all these classes out of the way and just doing math and science from then on, are you sure you can’t make due with having maybe one non-STEM class a semester? I’m at the point in my career that I’m just taking major courses, and a part of me kind of yearns to have a non-writing or non-French class. You kind of get stuck in a certain groove, which is nice since it’s your major/passion, but it can also burn you out. Just adding another perspective to that. </p>
<p>Also, do you plan on working this semester? That might be tough with 5 classes/17 credits regardless of what they are.</p>